Lobelia. -.-Half Hardy Annual. Sow In boxes In the 
house, coming the seed barely sufficient to bide from 
eight; and keep the surface moist by shading with pa- 
per until the seeds germinate. Transplant about the 
first of June in moist soil. 
Marigold. — Half Hardy Annual. The seed should be 
started in a hot-bed and transplanted six inches apart 
in June, in common soil. 
Marvel of Peru. — (Mirabilis.) Hardy Annual. Will 
grow in any common garden soil from seed sown in open 
ground. The plant is large and requires two feet of 
space. Sometimes called ‘Tour O'clocks.” 
A Cheap Border of Flowers can be bad by planting a 
few cents’ worth of seeds of the good, old-fashioned 
Four O’clocks. Sow them two feet apart in a drill. 
They will make plants two feet high and the row will 
be as compact as a hedge, and in early morning and 
evening as handsome a display ns it is possible to make. 
In cloudy mornings tin* dowers will keep open until 
noon, rivaling in heauty a collection of the choicest 
azaleas. No two plants will be alike, and on the same 
plant there will be a great diversity of color. 
Mimulus. — Half Hardy Annual. The seeds are very 
delicate and should la* sown indoors in boxes; transplant 
after the ground lias become well warmed; place in rieli 
soil, about elgh* inches apart. It Is perennial in the 
greenhouse. 
Maurandia. — Half Hardy Perennial. Sow early in- 
doors, and transplant to open air in June, and it will 
flower profusely the flrst season. 
Mignonette. — Hardy Annual. May be sown in the open 
ground any time in the year when the ground is not 
frozen. It is perfectly hardy, and easy of culture, 
growing well in almost any situation. 
Mimosa Pudica. (Sensitive Plant.) Usually treated 
as an annual, but under stove treatment it assumes a 
perennial character. Seed may hi* sown during spring 
in a hot-bed, or by cuttings of rather firm, young 
shoots. Inserted in sandy soil in beat. Thrives best in 
a compost of loam and peat in equal proportions, to 
which a small portion of sand may be added. 
Mina Lobata. — Tender Annual. Sow seeds early In 
spring in a warm house. A good plan is to place two 
or three seeds in small pols and afterwards transfer 
the plants bodily Into larger sizes. A suitable compost 
consists of llbry loam, rotten manure, and leaf soil, 
which should be mixed together and used somewhat 
lumpy. 
Molucca. — (Shell Flower.) Hardy Annual. Seeds should 
t»e sown in a hot -bed during spring, and the seedlings 
transferred to tin* open border during May. A sandy 
loam is the most suitable soil. 
Morning Glory. — Half Hardy Annual. The seeds ger- 
minate so easily that they can he grown in the garden 
anywhere the plants are needed. Supply support early, 
either cord, wire or brush. 
Nasturtium — Hardy Annual. Sow In boxes and 
transplant first of June to eight inches apart. They 
flower better in poor, rocky soil, ns a rich sojl has a 
tendency to make them “run to leaf.” An ounce packet 
of Nasturtium seed will la* sufficient for a bed twenty 
feet in diameter, and will make u better display, for 
three months, than almost any other plant. The 
flowers ar.* ever bright and cheerful, the foliage a re- 
pose for the eye, while the bed will furnish a bountiful 
supply of delleiona pickles. Combine the beautiful with 
the useful. 
Nicotiana. — Half Hardy Annual. Seed should he sown 
in February or March in gentle heat, and the young 
plants pricked out, when large enough, and planted out 
early in June. 
Nigelia. — (Love-ln-a-Mist. ) Hardy Annual. Sow early 
in the flowering hods, or they may be transplanted, us- 
ing care in shading the plants. Nigelia is one of the 
loveliest annuals, and they are exceedingly useful in 
many kinds of florists' works. And in addition, the 
seed is deliciously fragrant, and as elegant for caskets 
as Rose petals or Orris root, and the fragrance seems 
not to waste or lessen as is the case with Itose petals, 
and for the sake of the sweet seeds the plant is worthy. 
Nolana. — Hardy Annual. Sow in open ground early, In 
light soil. Transplant to one foot apart. 
Oenothera. — (Evening Primrose.) Hardy Annual. 
Thrives in almost any soil or situation. 
Ornamental Grasses. — They are mostly annuals, and 
those which are not, flower the first year. They should 
lie sown in April or May, in a good soil, and thinned 
out or transplanted, giving each plenty of room. 
Orange Daisy. — (Erlgeron Aurantiaeus.) Perennial. 
Splendid for mixed borders in a moist, well-drained sit- 
uation. 
Oxalis.-— Half Hardy Perennial. Very pretty herbace- 
ous plants, with rich, rose colored blossoms. They thrive 
well in a mixture of loam and sand. Desirable for 
greenhouse decoration, rock work, or baskets out of 
doors. 
Pansy. — Hardy Biennial. Seed may lie sown In open 
ground in spring or summer, or in hot-bed early in 
spring. Young plants produce the largest and best 
flowers. The plants should always occupy a cool, par- 
tially shaded situation, and the ground cannot be too 
rich; coolness and moisture are necessary. Transplant 
when an Inch high. Seed sown in July will blossom 
late in autumn; if sown in October, the following 
aprlng. The Pansy is a popular flower with both flor- 
ists and amateurs, giving an abundance of bloom until 
after severe frosts, enduriug our hurd winters with 
safety, and greeting us in the earliest spring with a 
profusion of bright blossoms. It will flower better in 
middle of summer, if planted where it is somewhat 
shaded from the hot sun, and especially if furnished 
with a good supply of water. * 
Petunia — Tender Perennial. Petunias will do well la 
open border in the spring, or earlier In cold frame or 
hot-bed and transplanted 18 inches apart. By the latter 
process they will come into bloom much earlier, ul 
though they will do perfectly well sown in open ground. 
Be careful not to cover the small seeds too deeply; 
they like a sandy loam. Double Petunias, as a rule, 
are shapeless monstrosities. If grown in the open bar 
di-r, the stems are not stout enough to hold them up, 
especially when heavy with rain, and they becoms 
draggled and soiled with earth, and very unsightly ob- 
jects they are. Double Petunias are only satisfactory 
when grown in pots, and there are so many better 
things for pot culture, that it seems a waste of time to 
devote It to these. It is different, however, with the 
better single varieties, especially those of Petunia 
Grand! flora. 
Phlox Drummondii. — Hardy Annual. The seed can b< 
planted in open ground In autumn, or in spring in open 
ground, or plants may ho started in the hot-bed in 
spring and transplanted. Set plants In good, rich soil 
six inches apart each way. 
Poppy,— Hardy Annual. The seeds should be sown 
where the plants are required, in spring, and thinned 
out so the plants will stand one foot apart. Just as 
soon as the ground is mellow, prepare u patch by fork- 
ing, then raking level; then sow the seed broadcast, 
rake it in lightly, and firm the soil on the surface with 
the roller or back of the spade. The seedlings will soon 
appear. Keep them weeded clean. They will bloom about 
the flrst of July. Let them ripen some seed and self-sow 
themselves, and you will ever afterward have Poppies. 
Portulaca. — Tender Annual. Plant in open ground af- 
ter it has become warn, in light, sandy soil, and in dry 
situation. After the plants appear, withhold water, and 
if the bed has a full exposure to the sun, the ground 
will be covered with plants, and the effect will be 
beautiful. ^ 
Primula. — (Chinese Primrose.) Tender Perennial. The 
seed can be sown any time from February to July, and 
soil prepared as follows: Take some leaf mold, about 
twice as much loam, and enough sand to make the 
whole light and porous. Mix all and pass through a 
hue sieve; fill a small, shallow box to within an inch 
of tiie top, and press down evenly. Then after watering 
the earth thoroughly, the seed may be sowu o i the sur- 
face with the lightest possible covering of soil, and 
kept constantly moist. It is best to place a piece of 
coarse brown wrapping paper on the soil to exclude 
light. If a fine rose watering pot Is not available, water 
as needed may be gently poured on the paper, which 
should be lifted at night to give air, and entirely re- 
moved as soon as signs of the plants appear. When the 
plants are large enough to handle, they may be trans- 
planted to another box, and when still larger put into 
the pots in which they are to bloom, as they are sure 
to do the flrst winter. After blooming, the plants throw 
out sets, which may be taken off and treated the same 
as other cuttings. Those that have bloomed Indoors 
should bo set out in a shady place In the summer, and 
If (lower buds appear, pinch them ofT. Never allow the 
sun on the seed pau or the plants. 
Ricinus — Half Hardy Annual. Soak the seeds In luke 
warm water until they commence to spilt open, before 
planting. Put In a warm, sunny situation, und water 
frequently with liquid manure after the plants have at- 
tained strong growth. 
Rose, Dwarf Polyantha — Very hardy, and mav be 
treated as annuals. Seed started in the house in Febru 
ary will give plants large enough to plant in the open 
ground In June where they will continue to bl^oro 
throughout the season. 
Rhodochiton. — Half Hardy Perennial. See Maurandia 
for culture. 
Salvia. — Tender Annual. Start the plants in a hot- 
bed and transplant into light, rich soli, about one foot 
apart. 
Salpiglossis. — Half Hardy Annual. Start early In hot 
bed, and transplant to light, warm, rich soil. 
Scabiosa. — (Mourning Bride.) Hardy Annual. Plant 
the seed in hot-bed, and transplant to 1% feet apart. 
Schizanthus — (Butterfly Flower.) Sow In finely pre- 
pared seed-box, or in boxes, in May; transplant to ont 
foot apart in common soil. For indoor culture, sow at 
any time. 
Senecio. — Half nardy Annual. Succeeds In almost any 
loamy soil. Plant outside us early as the season will 
permit. 
Smilax. —Tender Perennial. Soak the sped in warm 
water twelve hours and plant in pots, in hot-bod ot 
greenhouse, in February, and keep in warm, moist 
place. One plant in a two-inoh pot is enough. After 
they have completed their growth, and the foliage be 
gins to turn yellow, turn the pots on their sides and 
withhold water till August, when the little bull) which 
has formed can lie re-potted In good, rich eaath, watered 
freely, and it will grow nil winter. 
Solanum.— Jerusalem Cherry. )— Half Hardy Annual 
Easily raised from seed; succeeds in almost anv rich, 
loamy soil. 
Addrcii all Ordara for Plants to MISS C. H. LIPPINCOTT, MINNEAPOLIS, MINN. 
